Tag: Ego

Why You Should Surrender Your Ego

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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You are not in charge of your problems, your ego is. You are not alone.

We all have it. It is how you play with your ego. If you are not in charge of your ego, your ego is in charge of your life.

When that happens, you are in trouble. Why? Because your ego won’t let you go.

You ego will do everything to keep you where you are. That is the purpose of your ego.

Your purpose in life is to grow your life, to expand your world. But the purpose of your ego is to keep you where you are.

If you want to be successful in your own life, you must do whatever is within your power to take charge of your life.

To do that, according to Alan Stein Jr., ‘Drop the ego and stay open.’

Drop your ego and live your life. If your ego is in charge of your life, you are not free. To live freely, to enjoy your life, you must drop your ego.

Stop Playing Not To Lose

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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It is okay to lose. That is how we learn. That is how we get better at what we do. So it is okay to lose. It is okay to fail. It is okay to make mistakes.

When you lose, take it as an opportunity to get better, to know more about yourself. Take it as an opportunity to reach out to other people who are better than you at what you are doing. And when you lose, take it as an opportunity to question your ego.

‘If you are playing not to lose, you are already losing.’

Yes, your ego. You can’t win by respecting your ego. You can’t win if you don’t pocket your ego. Guess what? If you don’t pocket your ego, your ego will pocket you.

But it is not okay to focus on what is easy. Look, if you focus on what is easy, you will get what is easy. And what is easy doesn’t make you better. It makes you worse.

Do not be scared.

Everything is possible.

But to get there, the world of possibilities, you must stop playing not to lose. It won’t help you. If you are playing not to lose, you are already losing.

‘No one wins when fear is in charge.’

Because you are not giving your best. You are not becoming your best. And you are not connecting with the best. And above all, you are not being true to yourself.

To move forward in your life, you must stop playing not to lose. And you must start taking calculated risks. Do not allow fear to cripple you. Do not allow fear to control you. If you do, you will never achieve your dreams. Because no one wins when fear is in charge.